| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parking lot at Lincoln Woods has no ice |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only a couple step over runoffs on trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Plenty of bent over spruces on the ridge after the ladders; other blowdowns have walkarounds; debris on trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a few on Lincoln Woods trail |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a long silver Black Diamond ice ax on the ladders, used it to down climb and felt very happy, then left it by the info signs in the parking lot to the right of the portapotties |
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 | Comments: |
Like another report, trail is mostly ice or hard packed snow, I used rock spikes from the parking lot to the open ledges near the summit, then switched to my K-10s, which I wore back to the parking lot but wished I didn’t (too lazy to change back and forth and some ice was way too smooth for rock spikes to get any purchase, so I kept the K-10a on, I was happy to descent the ladders with them but the snow was sticky enough going up for the rock spikes to grab on.
I also got lost in the spruces all bent over between the ladders and Flume Slide trail jcn, but quickly found the trail each time and was able to walk on snow off trail up there weirdly without postholing. Warmer temps will be a nightmare up there. Post holes were easy for me to avoid but also had trouble on the ledges at the top of Flume’s actual slide, the monorail is huge and you kind of have to stay next to it and use every spruce tree possible to stay on the ledges and climb down then up, but it was doable with courage! Mostly great trail conditions due to hard snow despite the short and few difficulties. One of my favorite winter hikes yet! |
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 | Name: |
Squealer |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-19 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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